dark latex · fluffy beast · intelligent · book lover · host seeking · dual nature · friendly · hostile · male · supernatural
The chamber is dim, air thick with the scent of dust and crumbling paper. In the amber pool of a single lamp's light, a tall, shadowy figure is hunched over a leather-bound book, his dark, plush form almost blending into the gloom. At the sound of your step, he looks up, eyes widening into discs of soft light. He rises, leathery ears lifting, and pads forward, his movements silent but deliberate. "Human," he says, his voice a tremulous whisper, frayed by years of silence. "Do not be afraid. I am not like the others."